Digital add-ons: how to enrich your game?

[Music] greeting to all competitors are you ready to improve your game with a digital twist and maximize your chances for the podium this video gives you the keys to designing a board game 2.0 which combines digital Ingenuity with a long established board game art follow these six tips to enhance your board game with digital features so first start by clearly defining the aim of your digital add-on is the add-on intended to enhance immersion by making the universe more real to facilitate the smooth Runing of the game by providing additional information or to extend the gaming

experience is that unnecessary are complimentary necessary for example an alternate reality app that brings virtual creators to life on the board would be essential for solving a puzzle and getting through the game complimentary for instance uh a music soundtrack that immerses players more fully in the gamees universe uh which could be listened to separately from the actual game next think about the digital content you'd like to add so this might include sound effect augmented reality elements a voice over as a narrative guide a stopwatch to manage timings uh video tutorials on the rules of the

game look um for inspiration to popular hybrid games where digital contents add real values for example a game like unno generates digital puzzles through an app with a variety of media for for example to solve a puzzle um you have to blow into the microphone of your cell phone so these digital Adon in UNL ofer more complex and engaging puzzles drop mix is another game that widely uses the interaction between the physical and the digital it's a Music Creation game where players use a platform on cards to create songs which are then played through the

cell phone speaker third step determine how you will distribute the digital add-on which media will be best suited to your content ideas a free application on a platform such as app store Google Play Store steams a video on a streaming platform such as YouTube to promote your digital addon you can also use social networks a fictitious Instagram account for example you can also set up an official website where players can buy and download your digital addon directly fourth make sure that the digital content fits in with the theme and the mechanics of the board game

how will your games physical and digital media interact will it be a QR code on cards access cards on the box instructions in the game rules five to take your game bit further and enhance its value in your portfolio test the digital addon with players to make sure it really enhance the gaming experience so take their feedback into account to make any necessary changes and six last but not least provide technical support which could be an email address for customer service and online fq uh Etc to help players with any problems that might enounter with

the addon and bear in mind that digital addon might require updates so if you want your game to last you'll want to consider maintaining them over the long run so as you have already understood the incorporation of digital addons can considerably enhance your gaming experience however it's essential than the whole team developers illustrators videographers game designers web designers everyone work closely together to carefully plan these features and then enter [Music] success